diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Extensions.DurableTask/Bindings/EntityTriggerAttributeBindingProvider.cs b/src/WebJobs.Extensions.DurableTask/Bindings/EntityTriggerAttributeBindingProvider.cs
index 91e6d6a64..3f738a03a 100644
--- a/src/WebJobs.Extensions.DurableTask/Bindings/EntityTriggerAttributeBindingProvider.cs
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Extensions.DurableTask/Bindings/EntityTriggerAttributeBindingProvider.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ public Task<ITriggerData> BindAsync(object value, ValueBindingContext context)
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentException($"Don't know how to bind to {value?.GetType().Name ?? "null"}.", nameof(value));
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                        "Durable entity functions do not support direct invocation. " +
+                        "To interact with an entity, use an HTTP trigger function or the DurableClient binding to call entity methods.");
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Extensions.DurableTask/Bindings/OrchestrationTriggerAttributeBindingProvider.cs b/src/WebJobs.Extensions.DurableTask/Bindings/OrchestrationTriggerAttributeBindingProvider.cs
index f72bce0bf..9e0cd0991 100644
--- a/src/WebJobs.Extensions.DurableTask/Bindings/OrchestrationTriggerAttributeBindingProvider.cs
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Extensions.DurableTask/Bindings/OrchestrationTriggerAttributeBindingProvider.cs
@@ -191,7 +191,9 @@ public Task<ITriggerData> BindAsync(object? value, ValueBindingContext context)
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentException($"Don't know how to bind to {value?.GetType().Name ?? "null"}.", nameof(value));
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                        "Durable orchestrator functions do not support direct invocation. " +
+                        "To start an orchestration, use an HTTP trigger function or the DurableClient binding to call 'StartNewAsync'.");
                 }
             }